Hinge.



Patented Jan. 15, 191&

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BY ATTORNEYS.

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WILLIAM E. STEELE, 01's CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HINGE.

Specification of Letters 'Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. STEELE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

The hinge which the subject matter of the present application for patent is de signed more particularly for the doors of automobiles and other vehicles, and its ob- 'ect is to provide a hinge having a frangile connection with the door so that if the latter should be left open it will not be torn off the hinges when striking an obstruction.

The object stated is attained by means of a novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed,- and in order that the same may be better understood, reference is had' to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a horizontal section through the door atits hinge connection with the body of the car, showing one of the hinges in plan view;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the .line 55 of Fig. 4, and Fig. (l is a detail in perspective.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 10 denotes a fragment of the car body, and 11 a fragment of the door. In the hinge edge of the body is sunk a casing 12 for the stationary member of the hinge assembly, the

same being a casting. of U-form having broad top andbottoni parts 13 and a rear vertical connecting part 14, with outturned flanges 15' at the forward'ends of the arts 13, said flanges having screw countersin s 16 and being sunk into the visible top and bottom flan cs 17 of the casing 12 so asto be 3 6st, ush with the hinge edge of the Jr 10. a i The movable member 18 of the hinge assembly isabroad hook-shaped forging, having one end pivoted by means of a vertical pin 19 between the parts 13 and close to the connecting part 14; of the latter, the pin seating at its ends in apertures in the parts 13. The other end of the member 18 is enlarged as shown at 20 and formed with a broad face 21. projection 22 which is slightly tapered, while the other end is formed with a rounded projection 22 which corresponds to the height of the member 18 and has projecting top and bottom pins 23.

The movable member 18 is not connected directly to the door ll'but is pivotally connected to a securing or base member to which it may be looked as will be presently described, the base member however being permanently fastened to the door. This base member consists of a rectangular plate 2% having countersunk screw holes 25 and an enlarged or thickened portion 26, which latter is'recessed midway between its top and bottom, as shown at 27. The main portion of the plate 21, adjacent to the recess 27, is slotted, as shown at 28, the outer wall of this slot forming part of another thickened portion 29 of the plate. Fig. 2 shows the manner in'whieh the hinge member 18 its these parts, the face 21 resting squarely against the recessed portion 27 and the pro jection 22 seating in the slot 28.

That part of the plate with which the projection 22 and the pins 23 are associated is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 5. \Vhen the projection 22 is directedtoward the plate 24 it its between the outstanding ends 26 thereof, and the pins 23 will seat in "grooves 30 in said parts 26, s0 that the parts 18 and 2i. are hingedly connected. YVhile the pins may be easily fitted in the grooves when the plate 24, is free, separatitm is-prev vented after the plate has been fastened to the door-11 by'screws passing through the holes 25. j

To couple the parts 18 and 2t and lhus lock the door to tire former a soft. relatirely One end of this face has a easily frangible pin 31 is driven through" alined apertures 32 and 33 made in the in p ping parts 22 and 29. With the parts assembled as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the hinge operates in the same manner. as an ordinary blind hinge. If the doorshonld be left open, itr; will, when strik ing an obstruction swing from the dotted line to the full line position shown in Fig.

1 4 the the door'to swing relative to the hinge member 18, so that it is saved from damage.

pin 31 shearing in ,two and allowing- I claim.

1. A door hinge having' I swinging member provided with means for attachment to a door frame, and having an attachin member for connection tn the door, sai members being pivotall'y connected, and a frangible means for locking said members against relative movement.

2. Adoor hinge having a swinging member, an attaching member for connecting the swinging member to the door, a pivotal connectlon between said menlbers, lapping apertured parts on themembers, and a fram gible pin seating in the apertures of said parts for locking the two members against relative movement.

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WILLIAM E. STEELE.-

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- Washington, D. 0.

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